Last year, the Oakland Athletics signed Anthony Churlin out of a Florida high school as their 16th-round pick. After a relatively nondescript pro debut in the Arizona Rookie League, Churlin was one of the standouts during the A’s 2016 fall Instructional League.

In 2017, Churlin began the season in Extended Spring Training, but he joined the Vermont Lake Monsters for the start of the short-season. He got off to a slow start with Vermont, but then hit .316 in July and .286 in August. Churlin finished the New York-Penn League regular season with a .270/.326/.429 line in 48 games. He hit three homeruns — his first three as a pro — and he added three triples and 11 doubles.

Churlin will return to the A’s fall Instructional League later this month, but, for now, he is part of a Vermont squad that is looking to take home a league title.